Like an experienced angler who, when facing a fiercely struggling big fish, would first loosen the line to give it some respite before ultimately exhausting it,
Hawke was not in a hurry to immediately adopt a solution to the situation before him, believing that things would slowly come to a satisfactory conclusion.
Everything depended on what changes might occur in the upcoming events; that would be the time to definitively address the problem with his solution.
At this moment, his attitude towards the unfolding events seemed incredibly relaxed, as if the matter at hand were as inconsequential as it appeared on the surface.
Indeed, he could afford such an action at this time. Everything was merely preparation for the ultimate moment of drawing in the net.
And so, under such circumstances, with the negotiation remaining unresolved, Hawke chose to leave the dank and gloomy dungeon.
